Meaning & use
bombshell
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a piece of shocking or startling news.
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The CEO's resignation was a bombshell that sent stock prices tumbling.
Her testimony dropped a bombshell that changed the course of the trial.
A note on using this word
Bombshell is almost always used figuratively in modern writing to describe unexpected, dramatic news, most often in the phrase 'drop a bombshell.'
Words with a similar meaning
shockrevelation
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Another way to use it
2. noun
an unusually attractive person, especially a woman (informal)
The 1950s film starred a platinum-blonde bombshell.
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